Canada #112 (SG#250) 5c Deep Purple 1911-27 Admiral Issue Paper With No Mesh F-73 OG

A fine OG example of the 5c deep purple (violet in Unitrade), wet printing Admiral stamp from the 1911-1928 Admiral Issue. Printed on white vertical wove paper with no visible mesh, and measuring 0.004" thick. The gum is a smooth satin cream, characteristic of the printings made between 1922 and 1925. Unitrade values a F-65 OG single at $20. The stamp offered here grades 73 as follows:

Centering/margins: 45/70

Paper freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 8/10